Indie pub has a great contest for game designers and developers. The winning game receives a publishing contract and $25,000. Very nice. Here’s the overview:

“# The Grand Prize winner will receive a $25,000 cash prize and the option for a publishing deal with the possibility of developing the mobile game for other handheld devices and video game consoles. Our panel of industry experts and indie developers will determine the winner.
# The Community Favorite is determined by votes from the indiePub community, starting on November 1st. The winner will receive a $1,000 cash prize.
# There are four Public Recognition Winners: one each for Technical Excellence, Art, Audio, and Design. These winners will each win a $1,000 prize.”

visit http://www.indiepubgames.com/news/mobile-competition for more information